The Swaziland national football team, nicknamed Sihlangu Semnikati (King's Shield), is the national team of Swaziland

Swaziland

Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...

 and is controlled by the National Football Association of Swaziland

National Football Association of Swaziland

The National Football Association of Swaziland is the governing body of football in Swaziland. It was founded in 1968, and affiliated to FIFA in 1978 and to CAF in 1976. It organizes the national football league and the national team....

. It has never qualified for the World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

 or the Africa Cup of Nations finals. Swaziland's best performance in an international tournament is a semi-final finish in the COSAFA Cup

COSAFA Cup

The COSAFA Senior Challenge is an annual tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by COSAFA, inaugurated after the ban against the Republic of South Africa had been lifted and the African Cup of Nations had been staged there in 1996...

.

However, on 8 June 2008 they achieved their first win in a World Cup qualifier since 1992, beating 2006 finalists 2–1 on home soil.

World Cup record

• 1930
  1930 FIFA World Cup
  The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
  
   to 1990
  1990 FIFA World Cup
  The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
  
   – Did not enter
• 1994
  1994 FIFA World Cup
  The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
  
   to 2014
  2014 FIFA World Cup
  The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....
  
   – Did not qualify

Africa Cup of Nations record

• 1957 to 1982 – Did not enter
• 1984 – Withdrew
• 1986 – Did not qualify
• 1988 – Did not enter
• 1990 to 1992 – Did not qualify
• 1994 – Did not enter
• 1996 – Withdrew
• 1998 – Did not enter
• 2000 to 2012 – Did not qualify

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Scorers for Swaziland	Competition
August 11, 2010	Maputo Maputo Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its... , Mozambique Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...		1 – 2	Siza Dlamini Siza Dlamini Siza Selby Dlamini is a retired Swazi football striker. He has been capped for Swaziland.-Clubs:*1994–1999 : Mbabane Highlanders*1999–2001 : Bush Bucks*2001–2004 : Lamontville Golden Arrows*2004–2006 : Durban Stars...  47'	Friendly
September 5, 2010	Lobamba Lobamba Lobamba is the traditional and legislative capital of Swaziland, seat of the Parliament and residence of the Queen Mother. It is located in the west of the country, in the Ezulwini valley, 16 km from Mbabane, in the district of Hhohho... , Swaziland Swaziland Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...		0 – 3	N/A	2012 CAF Qualifying
October 8, 2010	TBA, Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...		1 – 3	Darren Christie	2012 CAF Qualifying
March 25, 2011	TBA, Sudan Sudan Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...		0 – 3	N/A	2012 CAF Qualifying
June 5, 2011	TBA, Swaziland Swaziland Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...		1 - 2	Manqoba Kunene Manqoba Kunene Manqoba Kunene is a Swaziland international footballer who plays as a midfielder. As of February 2010, he plays for Mbabane Swallows in the Swazi Premier League and has won 11 caps for his country.-External links:...  80'	2012 CAF Qualifying
September 2, 2011	Accra Accra Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous... , Ghana Ghana Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...				2012 CAF Qualifying
November 11, 2011	TBA, Swaziland Swaziland Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...				2014 World Cup Qualification 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) The Confederation of African Football section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification sees teams competing for berths in the final tournament in Brazil.-Format:...
November 15, 2011	TBA, Congo DR				2014 World Cup Qualification 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) The Confederation of African Football section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification sees teams competing for berths in the final tournament in Brazil.-Format:...

Current squad

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Coaches

• Francis Banda
• Jan Van Winckel (2006)
• Ayman El Yamani (2006–2007)
• Martin Chabangu (2007) - caretaker coach
• Raoul Savoy (2007–2008)
• Ephraim Mashaba
  Ephraim Mashaba
  Ephraim "Shakes" Mashaba is a South African football coach who currently coaches the South Africa national under-23 football team.He was previously the manager of the Swaziland national side, where he was appointed in May 2008...
  
   (2008–2010)
• Musa Zwane (2010–2011)
• Obed Mlotsa (2011–)